Here's a thread where you can post anything you feel like. These things below are not allowed however.
- Threatening language/Flaming
- Illegal content
- Religious and Political discussion (check Science & Spore instead)
- Advertisements or posts with external links (within reason)
- Auto-playing videos
- Telling people to partake in self-harm or suicide
Also you should follow the general rules of the forum. Here we go again...
>wiki
The old forum has been archived; didn't they say we had until Wednesday?
inb4 the lock
I’d just wait until some mod or admin, instead of some newbie, arrives and sets threads like this up, which I doubt.
Also, first post. Yay.
Shoot. Those rules just obviate about 80% of the old Sporum contents! LOL (and a large part of old moderation burnout).
I admit I expected to see more of the Sporum users here. Since I have come in "late" here (as opposed to 2008 in the Sporum), I would love a cross reference post for who people were on the old Sporum (assuming they don't want a clean slate).
I too miss the signatures and banners, they were the public "face" of so many users. Can't even use my EA avatar on posts, blech.
http://spore.boards.net/ An unofficial board but one that has, in my opinion, more hope for the community.
@Anam_Liath Hey,
Yes, you can change your personal avatar in your profile settings
Important: Your progress in the ranks inside in Answers HQ unlock more privileges
I hope that answers your question!
Cheers
Liz
Having so many sub-forums in one website with nothing special in them is the wrong way to go when it comes to keeping people around. Everybody (literally everyone) that I've talked to that was on the Sporum simply hates the alternative forum given here. Can we get a raise of hands of people who will actually stay here long term and contribute to the place? I've been on the Sporum since 2010 and the design is what has kept me on that forum, there's nothing close to tradition here which is upsetting.
If you want people to stay, you need to work on the design. But the biggest problem here is that this place is more of a support forum than an actual gaming forum, I think EA is missing the point here. I guess it's better than nothing; but in a way, is it really? The community, the heart of what made the Sporum great is gone because of the bland design. When I say bland I mean that everything looks the same other than a PNG banner at the top.
The unofficial Sporum is more active than this place simply because it touches home. If there's one thing you can learn from this, give each sub-section a distinct but a look that makes people want to come back to it.
"Everybody (literally everyone) that I've talked to that was on the Sporum simply hates the alternative forum given here. "
But why do they hate it?
I can tell you why I do. And its not because its bland. My biggest issue with this forum is the fact that it is not easy to figure out and it has some technical issues, I.E. preview doesn't work.
A similar UI doesn't not a community make. You know what does? Three active discord servers leaving you in the dust with almost 300 people combined.
